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All right, how you doing?
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Good?
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Okay, let's practice some English vocabulary.
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We're going to look at some random idiomatic phrases, like for example, time heals all wounds.
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That's an idiom.
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So time heals all wounds means emotional pain becomes less over time.
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That's the meaning of time heals all wounds.
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The emotional pain goes away, eventually.
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So here's an example sentence.
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It took years, but she finally smiled again.
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Time heals all wounds.
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It took many years, it took years, but she finally smiled again.
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Time heals all wounds.
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Go ahead and say that by yourself.
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okay that's how we're gonna do it let's just keep moving
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because we've got a lot of these like night
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and day like a night and day means completely different it was like night
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and day it was so different their personalities were like night
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and day he was calm she was fiery their personalities were like night
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and day he was calm she was fiery maybe you've never heard that word fiery it's the opposite of calm.
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And it just means very passionate, like a fire, fiery, like a fire, fiery, passionate.
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All right.
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Behind closed doors, in private, not public, behind closed doors.
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What you do behind closed doors is your business.
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It's none of my business.
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All right.
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They argued behind closed doors, but smiled in front of others.
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Yeah, they were always arguing behind closed doors, but in front of other people,
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they were smiling, but we all knew they were arguing behind closed doors. That might not work.
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That's too literal, because this is kind of a figurative.
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It's figurative.
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They weren't literally behind closed doors arguing.
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They were just in private.
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All right, too much explaining.
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Let's just keep moving, or else it'll take too long.
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Turn out like.
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If you turn out like someone, you become similar to that person.
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For example, he was afraid he would turn out like his father.
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Yeah, he was afraid he would turn out like his father.
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All right.
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Take someone's side.
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Take my side.
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Take his side.
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Take our side.
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Take their side to support a person in an argument.
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When I argue with my sister, my dad always takes her side.
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My dad always takes her side.
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Dad, why do you always take her side?
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Why don't you ever take my side?
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Wash one's hands of someone or something.
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That just means to stop being involved or responsible.
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I wash my hands of it.
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I'm not involved.
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I'm not responsible.
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After so many lies, she washed her hands of him.
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So she stopped being involved with him.
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She stopped being responsible for him.
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Okay.
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Take the moral high ground, or to be on the moral high ground, or to take the moral high ground.
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You can use that both ways.
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That means acting as if your opinions are morally better.
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He always takes the moral high ground, judging others.
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He always judges others and I thought I was going to sneeze.
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I'm not having a great day today.
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I'll be honest with you.
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I'm struggling right now.
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So if I appear tired and not focused, I'm sorry.
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But guess what?
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Some days don't go as smooth as you want them to go, but you still got to keep pushing forward, right?
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So I got in front of this camera and I said, I'm going to make this video no matter what.
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So here I am.
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Let's do it.
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Don't take the moral high ground with me.
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Who's on the moral high ground in this argument?
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I'm on the moral high ground.
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All right, that's how we use that.
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All right, I got my mojo back.
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Let's go.
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Drag one's feet.
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I was dragging my feet, but now I'm not dragging anymore.
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To delay doing something.
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You drag your feet if you delay doing it.
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You procrastinate, right?
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He dragged his feet when it came to apologizing.
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He dragged his feet when it came to apologizing.
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He wouldn't do it.
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Let sleeping dogs lie.
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Don't bring up old problems.
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Don't bring up old problems.
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Just let sleeping dogs lie.
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Don't bother the sleeping dog.
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Don't bring up old problems.
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She wanted to ask about the past, but decided to let sleeping dogs lie.
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Okay, nudge.
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This is kind of the action of nudging.
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Nudging someone.
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Give someone a nudge.
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It's to gently encourage someone to act, to do something, to say something.
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Her daughter nudged her to apply for the job.
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So her daughter said, apply for the job, mom, you can do it.
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She nudged her.
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All right, next one.
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Frozen in time, not changed for a long time.
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It's frozen in time.
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The attic, the attic, the attic of the house,
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you know, the room that's up above the ceiling the attic looked frozen in time just as their parents had left it.
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So they opened up the door and they looked into the attic
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and it looked like it was frozen in time just as it was in the past.
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It's still the same.
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Seen better days.
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If something has seen better days it's old.
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It's worn out.
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I've seen better days.
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No, I got more good days coming.
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All right.
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The suitcase had seen better days, but still held precious memories.
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The suitcase had seen better days.
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That means the suitcase was, you know, getting old.
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Maybe it was breaking a little bit, but it had precious memories, so I didn't want to throw it away yet.
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Fall apart at the seams in very bad condition.
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Breaking down, falling apart at the seams.
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Their family was falling apart at the seams after the divorce.
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A can of worms.
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That means a complicated, messy situation is a can of worms.
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Oh, it's a can of worms.
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I don't want to deal with it.
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It's a complicated and messy situation.
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Bringing up the past would open a can of worms.
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So I'm not going to bring up the past.
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I'm going to let sleeping dogs lie.
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A punch to the gut.
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A strong emotional shock is a punch to the gut.
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Hearing his name again felt like a punch to the gut.
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down the drain that means wasted
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or lost down the drain years of effort went down the drain after one mistake he made one mistake
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and years of his effort went down the drain
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lost in the shuffle that means forgotten or overlooked it has been forgotten It was overlooked.
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It was lost in the shuffle.
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Their love got lost in the shuffle of daily life.
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So they're busy with all the little things of daily life and their love, it got lost.
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Turn over a new leaf to start fresh and change for the better.
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after years apart they wanted to turn over a new leaf
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so they turned over a new leaf and so
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so oops oh you saw it's the end
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and they changed for the better they started fresh they turned over a new leaf
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and i think you saw what the next slide is boom
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good workout we did it we did it i did not
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want to make this video today i said to myself i don't feel like it
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but then i said oh no i've promised to make a video every day i gotta do it
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so i made this video you don't want to hear my
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sad stories let's just keep going keep moving forward one step at a time i'll see you in the next one
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “ENGLISH SPEAKING PRACTICE Vocabulary Phrases”. Las palabras que más se repiten: door, moral, closed, ground, heals. Este vídeo tiene 151 frases y 1261 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:10. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 124 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| nudge verbo | /nʌd͡ʒ/ | empujar ligeramente, dar un empujoncito a |
| fiery adjetivo | /ˈfaɪəɹi/ | pírico, ígneo |
| attic sustantivo | /ˈætɪk/ | buhardilla, desván |
| heal verbo | /ˈhiːl/ | curar, sanar |
| wound sustantivo | /ˈwund/ | herida, llaga |
| worm sustantivo | /wɝm/ | gusano, lombriz |
| drain sustantivo | /dɹiːn/ | desagüe, drenaje |
| freeze verbo | /ˈfɹiːz/ | helarse, congelarse |
| leaf sustantivo | /lif/ | hoja, foja (desus.) |
| drag verbo | /dɹæɡ/ | arrastrar |
| seam sustantivo | /ˈsiːm/ | costura, cosedura |
| shuffle verbo | /ˈʃʌfəl/ | barajear, barajar |
| suitcase sustantivo | /ˈsutkeɪs/ | maleta, petaca |
| punch sustantivo | /pʌnt͡ʃ/ | puñetazo, puñete |
| figurative adjetivo | /ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/ | figurativo, figurado |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| bring up verbo | levantar, alzar | |
| turn out verbo | resultar | |
| break down verbo | descomponerse, averiarse | |
| go ahead verbo | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | venga, adelante |
| go away verbo | irse, marcharse | |
| move forward verbo | ir adelante, adelantar | |
| wear out verbo | desgastar, ajar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- All right, how you doing?
- It's none of my business.
- Dad, why do you always take her side?
- Why don't you ever take my side?
- I'm not having a great day today.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | you've never heard · has seen · I've seen |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | being involved · was frozen · has been forgotten |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 35 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shuffle /ˈʃʌfəl/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: figurative /ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, idiomatic /ˌɪd.iː.əˈmat.ɪk/, procrastinate /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: sneeze /sniːz/, slide /ˈslaɪ̯d/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: figurative /ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/, overlook /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, sneeze /sniːz/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como nudge, fiery, attic.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.